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[topslug]

[ The smile Yako gives the camera is bright and warm. If she's been troubled over the events of the last week or so, she doesn't show it; if she's tired from the amount of people she's helped usher in, she doesn't show that either. ]I've already met some of the city's new arrivals, but to those I haven't greeted yet-- welcome to Siren's Port! My

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[voice]

[mentis_reae]

I would that there were some way to promote this pamphlet.

[voice]

[topslug]

Distributing it as a hard copy wouldn't be a very effective way to do it... Maybe a weekly mention in the news fees would be better?

Once the Newcomer Community Center really gets up and running, it might be possible to do something more!

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

That's a good thought. We might convince the greeters to hand them out, as well.

[voice]

[topslug]

We'll see what we can do! I'll let Tamaki know you suggested it.

[revengeisbitter]

I'm taking students now.

[topslug]

[ Perking up-- ] What exactly do you teach?

[revengeisbitter]

Any and all kinds of self-defense. I'll see what you can do, and tailor the lessons based on what you're physically capable of.

[topslug]

That sounds pretty ideal to me! [ Although admittedly her athletic ability lies more in how much her stomach can digest and how much abuse her body can take. ]

I'll, um, have to pay for lessons, right...?

Voice

[hybrid_prodigy]

Well, if you're smaller and not necessarily that strong, you should try and find a style that can use that as an advantage. You know, something where your opponents being bigger and stronger would work against them. [Oh god, why is this little boy talking about fighting??]

Voice.

[topslug]

[ EXACTLY WHAT SHE'S THINKING but that's ok, Yako won't judge on appearances. ]

That's true, but I don't know what those kind of styles are.. And, um, I'm not exactt superhuman or anything, so...

Voice.

[hybrid_prodigy]

[What appearances? It's a voice reply. :P Nevermind it's still easy to tell he's a little kid.] Hm. Hang on a sec. Not sure what it's called.

[The sound of clicking keys. Yes, Gohan has discovered the wonders of computer research.] Oh. There's one called Aikido, that focuses on momentum. I guess if you're not superhuman, it'd be good against people but not monsters. [Stop sounding so knowledgeable on this topic, kiddo.]

Voice.

[topslug]

[ Yeah it's either a girl or a little boy from what she can tell! AHURP HURP. ]

I'm not sure there would be anything that good against the monsters, but it looks like I've found someone to teach me. I'll ask him what he thinks! Thanks for the input, though.

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[zealouspeter]

What sort of fighting are you talking about?

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[topslug]

Well, someone told me to consider whether I want to learn armed or unarmed fighting. I'd like to learn both, ideally, but I should probably focus on unarmed first, right?

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[zealouspeter]

I don't know. Wouldn't that take longer? Do you have the money to buy arms?

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[topslug]

It would! But that's all the more reason to work hard at it, right?

I'm not sure how much guns cost here. Do you know how to use them?

[voice]

[uraniumnumnum]

Fighting? I hope you intend on throwing yourself to the monsters.

[ someone sounds as snarky as ever. ]

[voice]

[topslug]

Hey, Ash! [ And someone sounds pleasantly surprised, if a little... Embarrassed. ] It's been a while.

It's, uh, mostly so I can defend myself if I ever have to.

[voice]

[uraniumnumnum]

[ oh yeah, he remembers that. ] I can't imagine why, after our last meeting went so very well. [ hrmph. ] You're a human, aren't you? If you need to defend yourself, then pick up a gun.

[voice]

[topslug]

[ AWKWARD LAUGHTER, it is this. Mmmoooving on... ]

I'm planning to learn, eventually, but a gun's pretty useless if I'm not strong enough to hang onto it, right? I figured I'd start with the basic.